Around town

Today

THE GIN BLOSSOMS, LUNA HALO, the EDISON PROJECT: 6 p.m., Columbia County Amphitheater, 7022 Evans Towne Center Blvd., behind library; www.forthefans entertainment.com

RIDE TO REMEMBER: Staging 10:30 a.m., ride 1 p.m.; begins at Uptown Division of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, 1 Freedom Way, and ends at Downtown Division; (803) 442-3877

MUSIC AT THE MORRIS: 2 p.m., Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; singer Caroline Herring; refreshment and conversation with the artist; free; (706) 724-7501, themorris.org

CANDLELIGHT JAZZ SERIES: Sundays through August; Eighth Street bulkhead; 8 p.m., quietSTORM; $6; (706) 821-1754

Monday

BARIATRIC SURGERY GROUP: 5:30 p.m., University Hospital; (706) 868-3241

AIKEN COUNTY FIRST STEPS FOR FATHERS: 6-8 p.m., Freedman Parenting Center, 225 Aiken Road, Graniteville; (803) 663-4204

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS: 9-9:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. and 12:15-1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Building; $37.50; (706) 823-5294

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP: 6-7:30 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Medical Center, 1120 15th St., sixth floor, Augusta MS Center; (706) 721-7239

Tuesday

PRIDE AND PROGRESS OF AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY: 7 p.m., University Medical Center South, 3121 Peach Orchard Road, Room 201

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COLISEUM AUTHORITY: 9 a.m., civic center, meeting rooms E/F

COLUMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: 5:30 p.m. at board's central office, 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans

COLUMBIA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES COMMITTEE: 8 a.m. at Evans Government Complex auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans; (706) 868-3379

GROVETOWN CITY COUNCIL SEMImonthly meeting: 6 p.m. at City Hall on Old Wrightsboro Road

SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS: 6:30 p.m.; meeting of the Maj. Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans; private dining room of Side Track Bar and Grill, 4027 Washington Road; Jack Marlar, Sons of Confederate Veterans field representative, will discuss "Great Artillery Actions of the War Between the States"; (706) 863-7172

PARKINSON'S GROUP: 6 p.m. at St. John Towers dining room, 724 Greene St., Augusta; the CSRA Parkinson's Support Group will hold bingo night; (706) 364-1662

Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5 p.m. at Pine View Baptist Church, 117 Pleasant Home Road, Martinez

COLUMBIA COUNTY WEST ROTARY CLUB: 12:15 p.m. at Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church on Columbia Road at Lewiston Road; call Richard Swann at (706) 868-3559

HOSPICE TRAINING: 6-9 p.m. each Tuesday in May at Daniel Village office of Regency Hospice of Augusta; volunteer training; call Ronnie Merry at (706) 729-6328

HARLEM LIBRARY STORY TIME: 10:30-11:15 a.m., Harlem Library, 375 N. Louisville St.; free

EVENINGS IN THE APPLEBY GARDEN CONCERT SERIES: 8 p.m., Irish folksinger Harry O'Donoghue; Appleby branch library, 2260 Walton Way; free, but donations appreciated; (706) 736-6244

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE: 6-7 p.m., Walton Rehabilitation Hospital; (706) 823-5294

BEING A GIRL: 6-9 p.m., Trinity Hospital of Augusta, 2260 Wrightsboro Road, Sister Mary Louise Conference Room; for ages 9-12 accompanied by a female friend or relative; focuses on physical and emotional changes of puberty; $10 per person; (706) 481-7604

HUNTINGTON DISEASE GROUP: 6:30 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Marks Building, 1429 Harper St., Room 1122; (706) 231-2775, (706) 721-2798

Wednesday

Euchee Creek Story Time: 10:30-11:15 a.m., Euchee Creek Library, 5907 Euchee Creek Drive, Grovetown; free

FOCUS GROUP SESSION: 4-5 p.m., Aiken Chamber of Commerce, 121 Richland Ave. S.E., Aiken; to help school Superintendent Beth Everitt understand Aiken County residents' views of education; (803) 641-1111, www.aikenchamber.net

Thursday

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY: 7:30 a.m., Savannah Rapids Pavilion, Cherry Room

DANCE RECITAL: 6:30 p.m., Bell Auditorium; Center Stage Dance Academy's annual spring recital; tickets cost $9 and can be purchased at the studio in Martinez or at the door; (706) 228-3220

Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 p.m., Grovetown United Methodist Church, 206 E. Robinson Ave.; nonprofit weight-loss support group; (706) 863-0726

JOINT EFFORTS: 11-11:45 a.m., Augusta Orthopedic Clinic, 1521 Anthony Road; answers about knee and hip pain; learn causes and treatments; (706) 481-7604, www.trinityofaugusta.com

BLOOD CANCER/STEM CELL TRANSPLANT SUPPORT GROUP: 6-7:30 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Alumni Center, 919 15th St., Garden Room; educational and emotional support; refreshments; (706) 721-2752

Friday

MOVIES ON THE COMMON: 9 p.m., Spider-Man 3 ; Augusta Common, downtown Augusta; $2; (706) 821-1754, www.augustaga.gov

Saturday

CHURCH CONCERT: 5 p.m., dinner concert at 6:30 p.m.; Philadelphia United Methodist Church; featuring Allen Connor from Philadelphia UMC, Edie Sweatman from Harlem Baptist Church, and Pam Tankersley from Kiokee Baptist Church; tickets to early show cost $10; tickets to dinner concert cost $20; (706) 556-3299

SPRING INTO SUMMER DAY: Fort Discovery's official summer kickoff; (706) 821-0200

HYDRANGEAS GALORE HYDRANGEA SALE/GARDEN TOUR: 10 a.m., Pendleton King Park Hydrangea Garden and Franke Pavilion, Augusta; held by CSRA Hydrangea Society; no early sales; sponsored by Pendleton King Park Foundation and Park Volunteers; Kay Mills (706) 738-4321, tkmills@knology.net

AIKEN COUNTY 4-H 100TH BIRTHDAY: 9 a.m. to noon, Serenity Farm, South Carolina Highway 191, two miles past the split of South Carolina Highway 19 to Edgefield and 191 to Johnston; natural horsemanship demonstrations, how to build better communication with a horse; kschlgl@clemson.edu (803) 649-6297, ext. 113

CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK CELEBRATION: 8-11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; Medical College of Georgia Health Children's Medical Center lobby; area families will be featured during live event aired on NBC; (706) 721-3957